this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 10: a leading brexit supporting mp says he's unhappy about the idea of britain staying in the single market and customs union during any transition period. we cannot be a colony of the european union for two years from 2019 to 2021, accepting new laws that are made without any say—so of the british people, parliament or government. police in canada say they're treating the deaths of the billionaire businessman barry sherman and his wifea ' wildfires in southern california continue to burn out of control, scorching an area larger than new york city and paris combined. so 50 things from you. ——# --#i

—— # i could learn a lot of things from you. lost tv treasures. how rediscovered shows will be seen for the first time in decades today at a london exhibition. the ashes are slipping away from england as captain steve smith hits a double century to raise australia's hopes of a third straight win in the series. and in half an hour, an early slice of christmas as the travel show heads to finland for a reindeer safari. good morning and welcome to bbc news. a leading supporter of brexit has said the uk cannot become a "colony" of the eu during the expected two year transition period after britain's withdrawal in march 2019. jacob rees mogg made the comments after eu leaders yesterday agreed to move to the next phase of brexit discussions in the new year. they also suggested the uk would continue to participate in the single market and remain under thejurisdiction of the european court ofjustice during any transition phase. the date when the uk leaves the eu,

march 29th 2019, is now likely not to be set in law. let's speak to our political correspondent, tom barton. brexit in a bid. first of all, this transition row, where does it spring from? and this is about what is inside this document, the guidelines published after the european council meeting that theresa may was that this week. during her florence speech, the prime minister's speech in september, she said that the uk was committed to a transition period after the date of brexit of about two years. these guidelines laid for the eu thinks that transition period means and they say in essence, during that period, the uk will remain having to accept european laws, but will not have a vote on them, and will continue to have to acceptjudgments of them, and will continue to have to accept judgments of the

them, and will continue to have to acceptjudgments of the european court of acceptjudgments of the european court 0fjustice. brexiteerjacob rees—mogg, and newsnight last night, said he was not impressed with that suggestion. the prime minister has consistently said that she is in favour of implementation, which means we leave in march 2019 and the consequences of means we leave in march 2019 and the consequences of leaving are implemented, but we cannot be a colony of the european union for two years, from 2019-2021, from 2019—2021, accepting new laws that are made without any say—so of the british people, parliament or government. that is not leaving the european union, that is being a vassal state of the european union andi vassal state of the european union and i would be surprised if this is government policy. we have already seen divisions laid large this week in the parliamentary conservative party. adi remain supporters, as we still call them, similarly alarmed at this prospect? no, first let's talk about what the prime minister

says. she says despite what is in this document britain will be leaving the single market and the customs union and brexit day. if they accept what the eu is saying, at least during the transition period they will be leaving those two bodies in name only. trade discussions are imminent, formal trade negotiations cannot start until after britain has formally left the european union. those arguing fora left the european union. those arguing for a soft brexit, the remain supporters, people like ken clarke, this it is in the interests of business to have continuity well the trade discussions take place. of business to have continuity well the trade discussions take placem would be disaster it because we have not finished in negotiations, in march 2019, we start raising tariff barriers, regulatory and customs barriers, regulatory and customs barriers between ourselves and the european union. i doubt if we could get planning permission for the lorry parks in time. with the transition period of two years, you

continue economically exactly as we are now, but politically you have left the union. that seems to me quite easy to negotiate and that is where we will be before a couple of montserrat. chancellor philip hammond is on a trip to china this morning. he has said that the government is create —— is committed to creating an environment in which they technically replicate the status quo. it seems the government are accepting what the european council say. theresa may will be in a good mood after yesterday, but relieved that some sort of deal seems to be able to be done over what seemed to be another defeat for the government this week. earlier this week we had this embarrassing defeat around the rights of parliament to have a vote on the final deal and whether parliament accepts that. that was a victory for soft brexit mps and a defeat for the government. there had been warnings

of another possible defeat over this decision that the government had taken to write the date, and the exact time of brexit into british law. it seems that a compromise has been reached, which all sides appear to have signed up to, which will essentially say that the date will still be put in british law, but if parliament approves, then they can move that date a little bit if extra time is needed for negotiations. today, one of those bank that compromise, 0liver letwin, a former cabinet minister, said that the defeat earlier in this week was in his view... thank you for filling us police in canada say they're treating as "suspicious" the deaths of one of the world's richest men, the pharmaceutical billionaire barry sherman and his wife. their bodies were found in the basement of their home in toronto. angus crawford reports. 0ne angus crawford reports. one of toronto's richest suburbs, a

house for sale. in the basement, a discovery, two bodies, iman and the woman. barry sherman and his wife, honey, one of the richest couples in the country. police cannot yet say what happened. the circumstances of their death lead us to believe that there may be suspicious circumstances. it is an investigative tool, until we know exactly how they did, we treated as suspicious, and once a determination has been made by the pathologist and the coroner, we move forward from there. barry sherman, who we re were 75, is thought to be worth more

than £2 billion. he made his money in pharmaceuticals, setting up apotex in the 1970s, and building it into one of the biggest drugs companies in the world. stepping down as chief executive in 2012, he dedicated himself to charity work. to david canadian prime minister justin trudeau said that he sent his condolences to the family and friends of the couple and everyone touched by their vision and spirit. local people came to the couple's home to lay flowers and pay their respects. this woman still could not believe the news. people looked up to him. people are in shock, crying. they are genuinely heartbroken. apotex released the statement. for now, the investigation continues into two deaths which leave the community in shock, and the family in mourning. a special meeting in south africa

has been delayed over who will be allowed to vote over the next leader of the anc. the south african president, jacob zuma, is beset by allegations of corruption, and he will address the conference today. virginia langeberg reports. 0n the eve of the conference which will see a new face emerge as leader of the anc, candidates rubbed shoulders at the presidential gallup dinner hosted by jacob shoulders at the presidential gallup dinner hosted byjacob zuma. as he steps down from the leadership role, south africa is left but the virtual crossroad. it was since 1994, the first election where people of every race first election where people of every ra ce we re first election where people of every race were allowed to vote, the anc has won overwhelmingly, and that was the year that brought an end to white minority rule. now, for the first time in more than two decades,

there is the possibility south africans could turn their back on the party that led the country towards liberation. jacob zuma's presidency has been plagued with allegations of corruption since he took office in 2009. public protests have been held over his handling of the economy and he has survived eight no—confidence votes in parliament. the incoming anc leader will not only need to regain the trust of voters but also unite the party. the anc and the country must emerge as the winners, as winners at this conference. because if we produce positive results, it is good for the country, it is good for everyone. it is important for us to do so. we will prove we are a democratic country, we are a

democratic country, we are a democratic organisation. while there are seven candidates, it is widely thought that two have the best chance of winning. cyril ramaphosa and nkosaza na chance of winning. cyril ramaphosa and nkosazana dlamini—zuma. cyril ramaphosa is currently the deputy president and is running on an anti—corruption president and is running on an anti—corru ption ticket. some a nalysts say anti—corru ption ticket. some analysts say he is most popular with the middle—class and his game lots of support from anc branches around the country. nkosaza na of support from anc branches around the country. nkosazana dlamini—zuma is jacob zuma's former wife. she is promising to put more of the country's economy and lands back in black hands, but critics say she is too close to jacob zuma. whoever comes out on top of the anc leadership battle in the coming days will be to become the country's president in 2019. it is at a time when south africa has faced to economic recessions in less than a decade, unemployment stands at 27%,

and gross national debt at a decade, unemployment stands at 27%, and gross national debt 0ur correspondent milton nkosi is at the anc conference at $150 billion. injohannesburg and hejoins us now. good to speak to you again. give us a sense of how things might be different, depending on which of these two people, if it is one of these two people, if it is one of the two favoured candidates, is to win the party leadership vote? yes, we are now told that the conference has been delayed by about five hours. it is scheduled to start at two. they had planned to start at nine o'clock this morning. the executive committee of the anc have been meeting, trying to decide which delegates will be allowed, following the court'sjudgments, delegates will be allowed, following the court's judgments, which nullified some of the delegates yesterday. most of these delegates, who are supporting two different candidates, one is cyril ramaphosa, jacob zuma's deputy president, and

the other is doctor nkosazana dlamini—zuma, jacob zuma's former wife. the ones who support cyril ramaphosa, largely middle—class. they think he will have inclusive growth and he will kick—start south africa's sluggish economy. those who support nkosaza na dlamini—zuma believe that as the economic landscape is still drawn along apartheid lines, they believe that she would try and get the economy into the hands of the majority, that is to black people. those are the obvious differences between the two candidates, but they are both anti—apartheid activist, they have their own credentials in the anti—apartheid struggle, and they are supported by the same people in the same party who support the same policies. attending the equivalent conference at the time the jacob zuma became

party leader, when he succeeded thabo mbeki, who effectively was forced out of the job, the thabo mbeki, who effectively was forced out of thejob, the bad blood between the two calms was quite striking. idid between the two calms was quite striking. i did not see the two men speak, i was at a diplomatic reception and they were practically next to each other, and they did not look at each other or speak to each other. jacob zuma were circulating, greeting people. he has been a big figure on the political stage in south africa. does either of these two candidates measure up to him in terms of the impact they are likely to make? cyril ramaphosa was behind the scenes for —— a long time and he vanished into business. jacob zuma's ex—wife is slightly different, she has been involved for a long period. yes, that is why big business think that cyril ramaphosa, with his business background, is the best person to kick—start the sluggish

economy. the growth potential of south africa is below 1% as we speak and they believe he will take it to greater levels. unemployment is around 27.7%, incredibly high. people between the ages of 25 and 34, they are unemployment is around 55% . 34, they are unemployment is around 55%. those who support him believe he will deliver in inclusive growth which will deliverjobs in turn. those who support doctor nkosazana dlamini—zuma believe that she would have policies such as radical economic transformation. they think they will get the land back from white hands. they think they will be able to get more black people into the mainstream of the economy. that is essentially the difference between the two camps. you are going to be in for a lively weekend. a bit of a late start,

u nfortu nately. weekend. a bit of a late start, unfortunately. i am sure you will have plenty to keep you busy. thank you for being with us. whoever becomes party leader is in all probability going to become the next south african state president. former prime minister david cameron is to lead a uk government investment initiative with china. the announcement comes off the back of a two—day visit to the country by the chancellor phillip hammond. mr cameron will be involved in a new one billion dollar fund which will invest in the uk, china and other countries. 0ur china correspondent, robin brant, is in beijing. i'm tempted to ask the question: if he had such difficulty selling to the british people the concept of remaining in the european union, why does the chancellor think that david cameron is the salesman to effectively get this infrastructure fund, this private sectorfurned up and running and get it investing?” think maybe the answer to that is

more about uk institutional investors, their desire to have such a prominent figure on board and mr cameron's desire to continue the work he did in government, when he championed even closer ties, expanded ties between the uk and china. i mean philip hammond told me a few hours ago that he supports this investment fund, he endorses it. it's not public money. it's not taxpayers money. it's not a government fund. nonetheless, david cameron, very well known, has taken a pretty low profile since he left downing street as prime minister a year ago. he's campaigned on some health causes. he's been involved with the national citizens‘ service, a thing for 16 and 17—year—olds in the uk. this sees him turning his aim to institutional investing and continuing that focus on, as i said, trying to improve and expand economic ties between china and the uk. i think philip hammond thinks

david cameron will lead this fund. it's david cameron will lead this fund. it‘s going to invest in a swathe of projects possibly, pipe lines, railways, all infrastructure projects. they are closely linked with the belton road initiative. china‘s number one priority. it‘s aimed at helping economies immediate will to the west of china and into europe. china believes that helps it gain access there and for those countries to improve economic ties with china. what it shows more than anything, added to the comments from philip hammond, is about how much the uk continues to believe in better relation was china, better economic ties because it believes, especially as brexit approaches and passes, china‘s, the world‘s number two economy is key to helping the uk economy grow. thanks very much the headlines on bbc news:

a leading brexit supporting mp says he‘s unhappy about the idea of britain staying in the single market and customs union, during any transition period. police in canada say they‘re treating the deaths of the billionaire businessman barry sherman and his wifea ‘ wildfires in southern california continue to burn out of control — scorching an area larger than new york city and paris combined. sport now, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here‘s mike bushell. they‘re not very good. we seem to be saying this a lot. they‘re not looking very good for england in the ashes. no, not at all. you‘re right. another incredible batting display by australian captain, steve smith, has put his side in a dominant position, in the third test in perth. if they win they will regain the ashes. england had been a glimmer of hope, when moeen ali sent shaun marsh back to the pavilion. the trouble is, he has a brother, mitchell marsh, and he was the next

to score a century, as australia eased past england‘s total into a lead. marsh and smith gave england‘s bowlers and fielders the run—around. steve smith moved past 200, finishing the day on a career—high score of 229 not out. he‘s still not out. marsh is closing in on he‘s still not out. marsh is closing inona he‘s still not out. marsh is closing in on a double ton as well. he‘s on 181. a big moment for smith, wasn‘t it? his second double ton. marsh as well going strong with 181 not out. so with two days to go, the hosts are 549—4 and lead by 146. the big match in the premier league today, is the late kick—off. manchester city, 11 points clear at the top of the table and on a 15—match winning run, take on tottenham at the etihad. arsenal manager, arsene wenger,

has suggested city can go through the season unbeaten, as his side did in the early noughties. wenger and his amazing arsenal in 2004. we are going to be, we are going to lose games. it‘s important to play better and try to play better and better. that‘s the most important thing. the record is ok, if we break. the record always stay there, till one day it‘s going to be break. i think we are going to play, for me, the best team today in europe, not only in england. 0f me, the best team today in europe, not only in england. of course, always so exciting, it's a massive challenge. this type of challenge that you want always to have the possibility to have. championship leaders wolves are also going well. they haven‘t lost since the end of october, and they took another step closer to promotion with victory over sheffield wednesday last night. the division‘s record signing, ruben neves, with the goal that put

them seven points clear, at the top of the table. and in the scottish premiership, the early kick off, pits third against fourth, as aberdeen host hibernian. now in rugby union, ulster put 50 points past harlequins, to improve their chances of qualifying for the quarter—finals, of the european champions cup. six different players scored tries for them, as they won by 52—24 in belfast. they‘ve second in their group. ronnie 0‘sullivan was caught napping at the scottish 0pen snooker. not one of his power naps, but he might as well have been asleep, because he was beaten 5—0 byjohn higgins in the quarter—finals. it‘s the first time in 23 years higgins has whitewashed 0‘sullivan, who said he had no excuses — and if you were to build the perfect snooker player, you‘d build john higgins. phil taylor is playing his last pdc world darts championship,

before retiring — and he got off to a winning start, at london‘s alexandra palace, last night. ‘the power‘ is a legend in the sport, thanks to a brilliant career spanning three decades — and he‘s going for a 17th world title. he beat chris dobey 3—1. can you find out all the latest on the darts, the snooker by going to the darts, the snooker by going to the bbc sport website there. bbc.co.uk/sport. i‘ll the bbc sport website there. bbc. co. uk/sport. i‘ll have the bbc sport website there. bbc.co.uk/sport. i‘ll have more for you, perhaps more woes of england as well, and hear from you, perhaps more woes of england as well, and hearfrom the you, perhaps more woes of england as well, and hear from the team you, perhaps more woes of england as well, and hearfrom the team in you, perhaps more woes of england as well, and hear from the team in the next hour. mike, thank you so much. 0fficials mike, thank you so much. officials in california say the biggest of the wildfires, which has driven tens of thousands from their homes, cover nearly 400 square miles. 0ur correspondent sent us this report from filimore. 12 days on and still it burns.

more than 8,000 men and women are now battling this blaze, saving homes one by one. not far from here, the fire claimed the life of 32—year—old cory iverson, a firefighter, a father and a husband. he is survived by his wife, ashley, his two— year—old daughter, evie. cory and ashley are expecting a second daughter this spring. 0ur our thoughts and prayers are with corey‘s family and all of his friends and co—workers. it's friends and co—workers. it‘s not clear exactly what went wrong here, but the terrain is steep and dangerous and mr iverson was reportedly overrun by flames after a sudden shift in the wind. the gusts destroyed homes too. more than 700 of them and another 18,000 buildings remain at risk. this is one of five homes in this tiny neighbourhood which was destroyed when the flames swept through here so fast that firefighters had to abandon the area. which ones survived

and which were destroyed was a matter of pure luck. aaron lawson and his family were among the lucky ones. their home was scorched, but it survived, thanks in part to neighbours who lost everything but stayed to fight the fire. the most rewarding thing is seeing them, some of the guys who lost their houses, working with us, side by her side, to keep our houses safe those first few days. all week, they have been racing to contain the fire, and with fierce winds forecast again tonight, that battle is about to intensify. austria is poised to become the only western european country with a far—right party in government. the conservative people‘s party — which won the parliamentary

election two months ago, but failed to secure a majority — struck a coalition deal with the anti—immigration freedom party. the leaders of the two parties have met with the austrian president, who has given his approval for the deal. the head of the people‘s party, sebastian kurz — who‘s 31 — will be the youngest national leader in the world. they were thought to be lost forever, but now tv shows starring cilla black and pete postlethwaite will be seen for the first time in decades today at an exhibition in london. the event by the british film institute celebrates the discovery of programmes which were believed to have disappeared from the archives. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson has had a preview. # i could learn a lot of things from you. # you shine at every single thing you do...# cilla black and dudley moore together on her bbc one variety show.

this episode of cilla has not been seen since it was first transmitted in march, 1968. # you're the one who's really versatile. ..# a copy has turned up in the house of a former fairground worker near blackpool, whose dad was a film collector. today it will be shown in full at the bfi southbank as part of their missing believed wiped series, where rediscovered tv is showcased, including a crackly recording of the first ever tv appearance by pete postlethwaite at the age of 29. i still like you, sometimes. come on. local loony hears voices from outer space, get on with it. let‘s get it over with. one was a half—hour bbc play broadcast in 1975, from which he played a journalist investigating a possible arrival of an alien spaceship. the original was wiped, but the director held onto the video of the first edit, which has been restored. 0ther discoveries include the only surviving episode

of late night horror from 1968, which was cancelled by the bbc after one six—part series, due to the number of complaints about it being too scary. screaming. and an episode of itv police drama no hiding place has turned up in australia. in the 1960s it had audiences of seven million, but only 20 of the 236 episodes survived. this one is from 1960 and features a guest appearance by patrick troughton as a grumpy prisoner, six years before hejoined dr who. they don‘t release nutcases you know, not even after seven years good conduct. you will do another seven, in a straitjacket! it‘s hoped events like this will encourage more people to come

forward with their own tv treasures. great stuff. now the winner of the come stoic this photo of an owl, losing his footing there. then a laughing dormouse. looks like he‘s about to sneeze. he‘s affected by the flowers. this 0ne he‘s affected by the flowers. this one is either kind of selfie 0verload 0n one is either kind of selfie 0verload on a bit of mans planing. you can always rely 0n monkeys 0f 0ne kind 0r another. that is the sort of, "how much? "

expression. lovely. now follow that, you can only follow that with the weather. have plenty to keep you busy. thank you for being with us. by by the end of this weekend we can say goodbye to the cold, frosty mornings for a while as it is said to be milder into next week. today, it is looking cold once again. plenty of sunshine around across the north and eastern areas. further south, clyde mike brown, some splashes of rain, and temperatures around 8 degrees. the temperatures fall away rapidly this evening and